The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.MANKATO, Minn. — Public screenings of a new documentary film chronicling the shooting and recovery of Waseca police officer Arik Matson have been scheduled for Jan. 5 in Owatonna — almost exactly three years since the shooting.The film, “The Weight of...
By Dana RieckSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The police department here is on track to become just the second in the U.S. to provide its officers with subsidized child care, part of an effort to attract and retain officers — especially women.The St....
By David MatthewsNew York Daily NewsSAN DIEGO — Customs and Border Protection agents seized $10 million worth of cocaine and meth hidden in vats of jalapeño paste at an inspection site in San Diego.The bust happened at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility on Dec. 13...
By Christian MartinezLos Angeles TimesORANGE COUNTY, Calif. —The case began with the investigation of three home burglaries, one in Yorba Linda and two in Santa Ana in September of 2022.More than a year later, the investigation has expanded to crimes in Anaheim, Fullerton, Laguna Beach...
TJ MaciasThe Charlotte ObserverHUTTO, Texas — Police have issued a public service announcement regarding a series of “rampant crime sprees” where the culprits have been targeting Christmas decorations and lights. While the people of Hutto may be quick to blame neighborhood kids for the damage,...
By Colleen Slevin and Matthew BrownAssociated PressBRIGHTON, Colo. — Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain – a jury verdict that experts said could have a chilling effect on first...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverESTERO, Fla. — If anyone had a live 12-foot alligator on their Christmas list, it was found at the Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida, deputies say.So far, no one has claimed the 600-pound reptile, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Associated PressSTONINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut State Police K-9 was killed in a shooting that involved troopers and a man they were trying to arrest on a felony warrant, authorities said.State police said troopers went to the Pawcatuck section of Stonington, near the Rhode Island...
By Mike CarterThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — A King County jury on Thursday hit the University of Washington with a $16 million verdict stemming from a lawsuit in which five Black university police officers outlined years of racist comments and discrimination by white supervisors and colleagues.The...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1OKLAHOMA CITY — A deputy rescued a woman from her burning vehicle just seconds before the entire car was engulfed in flames.The fiery rescue from Dec. 17 was caught on Deputy Matthew Yerby’s body-worn camera. The driver of the vehicle had taken a...
